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As good a time as any to visualize our insecure future if we don't take security seriously. From the folks at @JoyofTech. #WannaCry
Skimming...Super smooth skimming!
Via @NYPD19Pct
Some really good tips from @fredwilson on protecting yourself online (Not sure if telcos outside US allow #1).
avc.com/2017/06/gettin…
2017 in a nutshell 🤷‍♂️
"Russian malware communicates by leaving comments in Britney Spears's Instagram account"
boingboing.net/2017/06/07/wat…
Why security needs to be at heart of every "thing". And everything is now a "thing".
Hacking wind turbine farms!
wired.com/story/wind-tur…
For the umpteenth time - watch where you go, what you click, & what you open.
Hackers targeting nuclear facilities!
mobile.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/tec…
This is spot on from @Marthalanefox. Politicians, across countries, need to step up their tech quotient!
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Our insecure future mocks us on a daily basis.
"A smart fish tank left a casino vulnerable to hackers"
cnnmon.ie/2u9JZfG
If something has a chip, or network connectivity, start with assumption that it will be hacked.
theregister.co.uk/2017/07/29/us_…
2017 = Add the words hacked, cybersecurity, ransomware to any "thing."
Connected turbines & ransomware.
ft.com/content/81c010…
A person tasked with managing cybersecurity for the US...falling for a prankster's fake email address. 🤷‍♂️
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/07/31…
STEP 1: Tell people to treat every mail with suspicion. Hit up Google when in doubt.
STEP 2: Game Google results!
We are screwed.
A camera that fits in a screw.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B071NZ4XPX
Sci-fi authors now compete w/ reality!
Malware. Encoded in DNA. That infects the computer running a gene-sequencer 😳
wired.com/story/malware-…
The latest in crypto. At risk with the oldest trick in security - social engineering your telco!
nytimes.com/2017/08/21/bus…
Facial recognition. Where your face can be a Facebook pic!
What's new? - A breach at a credit monitoring firm that could impact half of the US population! Or greedy execs!
nbcnews.com/tech/security/…
Your daily reminder that SMS two-factor authentication is broken. Video showing SS7 vulnerabilities in mobile n/w
We are soon coming to a default state of - if a database exists, it will be, if not already, hacked.
SEC now.
wsj.com/articles/sec-d…
Spot on @mims!
"... start treating data safety with the same seriousness we apply to airplane and automobile safety"
wsj.com/articles/shoul…
"Where were you last week?"
"Getting a heart transplant"
"Why???"
"Some hacker cloned my heart!" 🤦‍♂️
eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2…
Dear CFOs/CEOs, one data point on why you should focus on security!
"NotPetya ransomware cost Merck > $310 million"
cyberscoop.com/notpetya-ranso…
Security concerns as a driver for onshoring manufacturing - our future is interesting!
wsj.com/articles/surve…
Another day, another multi-million dataset of user data compromised, another company that ignores to inform users. We are living our insecure future.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Our future is hacks powered by AI meeting defensive measures powered by AI.
And humans clueless in the middle!
blogs.wsj.com/cio/2017/11/15…
Story of our Internet of Insecure Things :
Act 0: Everything becomes a "thing"
Act 1: Starts leaking data.
More info on what is unfolding to be one of the biggest stories on cybersecurity in recent years in this good thread from @nicoleperlroth
Ask not if your data will be breached. Ask how.
Ask not if a leaked data point is useful to a bad actor. Ask how.
Ask not if a bad actor will act on a leaked data point. Ask how.
Ask not of the intent. Ask of the outcome. And fix. And iterate. And fix...
🙏🙏🙏
This is fascinating!
atlasobscura.com/places/encrypt…
The days of everything becoming a "thing" and every digital data point impacting you IRL are nigh!
"Cybersecurity Today Is Treated Like Accounting Before Enron"
nytimes.com/2018/01/08/opi…

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